March 29, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rhode Island FC News Release
Rhode Island FC ends its two-match road stretch on Saturday against Tampa Bay Rowdies. Each club will be looking for its first win of the young USL Championship season. Get prepared for this exciting Eastern Conference showdown with everything you need to know about Rhode Island FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies.
AT A GLANCE
Date | Saturday, March 30
Kickoff | 7:30 PM ET
Location | Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Broadcast | ESPN+
Social | @rhodeislandfc (X, Instagram, Facebook)
Match Hashtag | #TBvRI
ROSTERS
Rhode Island FC
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Koke Vegas, 22-Jackson Lee, 30-Nate Silveira
DEFENDERS (6): 2-Nathan Messer, 3-Stephen Turnbull, 4-Collin Smith, 5-Grant Stoneman, 15-Frank Nodarse, 16-Gabriel Alves, 24-Karifa Yao
MIDFIELDERS (9): 7-Prince Saydee, 12-Clay Holstad, 17-Jojea Kwizera, 18-Joe Brito, 19-Kevin Vang, 21-Kofi Twumasi, 23-Marc Ybarra, 28-Conor McGlynn, 77-Amos Shapiro-Thompson
FORWARDS (4): 9-JJ Williams, 10-Chico, 11-Noah Fuson, 14-Mark Doyle
Tampa Bay Rowdies
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Jordan Farr, 15-Phil Breno, 99-Taner Akin
DEFENDERS (4): 3-Forrest Lasso, 19-Freddy Kleemann, 33-Aaron Guillen, 42-Zane Bubb
MIDFIELDERS (13): 4-Lewis Hilton, 5-Joey Dezart, 8-Damian Rivera, 10-Leo Fernandes, 11-Blake Bodily, 14-Charlie Dennis, 17-Danny Crisostomo, 20-Nick Moon, 21-Zach Herivaux, 22-Jordan Doherty, 24-Nick Skubis, 27- Pacifique Niyongabire, 30- Amari Fowlkes
FORWARDS (4): 9-Manuel Arteaga, 16-Cristian Ortiz, 26-Cal Jennings, 98-Joshua Pérez
SIMILAR FATES
Tampa Bay Rowdies (0W-0L-2D) and Rhode Island FC (0W-0L-2D) have had very similar starts to the 2024 season. Tampa Bay opened its season with a 2-2 draw at San Antonio FC after losing the lead in heart-wrenching fashion towards the end of the match, similar to how RIFC allowed a late goal against Monterey Bay F.C. in its second match of the season. Tampa Bay’s second draw came last week in a 1-1 match against North Carolina FC, where the club’s lone goal was an own goal scored by North Carolina’s Mikey Maldonado. Showing an extreme parallel to Tampa Bay’s 1-1 result, RIFC’s inaugural match against New Mexico United also saw an own goal let in by the visiting team lead to a draw.
FROM ONE LOCKER ROOM TO TWO
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